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E. JIHARDY. Street Sign.

Pa'tented J'u| y13,1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN J. HARDY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

STREET-SIGN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,007, dated July 13, 1880.

Application filed May 8, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN J. HARDY, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Street-Signs, of which the following is a specification, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates more particularly to that class of street-signs which are attached to ordinary street-lamps.

The object of this invention is the construction of a street-sign which can be readily and securely attached to the post of a street-lamp, and which will permit ready access to the lamp for the purpose of lighting and cleaning the same.

My invention consists of the particular construction of the sign and the means by which it is secured to the lamp-post, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved street-sign applied to a lamp-post. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improved street-sign on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is an elevation thereof.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the post of a street-lamp of any ordinary and well-known construction.

B represents the street-sign, composed of two suitable boards or plates secured together at right angles or at any other desired angle to each other, or constructed of a single metallic plate bent to form two signs, as represented in the drawings.

0 represents a circular clasp which surrounds the neck of the lamp-post, and which is connected with the sign B by rods or arms 01. riveted to the body of the clasp and provided with branches 0, which are riveted to the rear side of the sign-plate B.

The clasp 0 consists of a body portion, f, to which the arms d are secured, and a locking portion, g, which serves to secure the clasp (No model.)

to the lamp-post. The body portion f may be made to slightly exceed a half-circlein length if the metal of which it is constructed has sufficient elasticity to permit the body of the clasp to be sprung over the neck of the lamppost, on which it fits closely. The locking portion g is made to complete the circle or ring, and is secured to the body by a hook, it, which is formed on one end of the body f, and which enters an opening, i, formed in the contiguous end of the locking portion 9. The opposite contiguous ends of the body f and locking portion g are provided with flanges k I, respectively, which are clamped together by a screw-bolt, m.

In order to apply the sign to the lamp-post the locking portion g of the clasp is removed or opened, the body portion f placed on the neck of the post, and the portion g firmly secured to the portion f by the bolt m. The sign is in this manner so securely attached to the post that it cannot be accidentally displaced, and the rear sides of the lamp are left unobstructed, so that the lamp can be easily reached when it is required to be cleaned, or for other purposes.

The sign-board B is preferably constructed of sheetiron, zinc, or other suitable sheet metal.

It is obvious that the hook-lock h 4' may be replaced by some other suitable fastening for instance, a hinge.

I claim as my invention- In a street-sign, the combination of two plates, B, connected together and arranged at an angle to each other, a circular clasp, consisting of a body, f, and a locking portion, g, connected together by locking devices It i m,

and rods d, whereby both plates B are rigidly I 

